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CommentRTT waits jump to 25 weeks
Elective waiting times jumped to 25 weeks in England, as admission rates fell unusually low even for a December. By Rob Findlay
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CommentCommunity health staff deserve their promised pay rise
Local authorities must receive significant increases in the public health grant so that community health providers can pay their staff adequately says Andrew Ridley
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CommentToday’s GPs don’t want their mouths stuffed with gold
Rather than doubling down on the partnership model with the government’s new ‘golden handshake’ to encourage GPs to become partners, the model should instead be phased out, writes Harry Quilter-Pinner
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CommentNHS England has got it right on beds
Was the centre right to call for lower bed occupancy? Yes, says Rob Findlay.
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CommentThe real reason why the NHS is failing those with learning disabilities
Lack of governance resource and relevant experience amongst staff is the real concern behind the mounting backlog of unreviewed deaths. Writes Arthur Calder
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CommentThe internal market is ending - what next?
Leo Ewbank outlines the findings of a recent research into the future of commissioning and new approaches to local planning
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CommentLike Harvey Weinstein, people ‘must have known’ about Paterson
The Paterson inquiry is yet another disappointment of how poor the health system continues to be in giving patients and public information about the quality and safety of health services. Writes Alex Kafetz.
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CommentHow care.data’s failure helped transform Australian healthcare
Australia has one of the best health services in the world with some of the best outcomes.
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CommentDevoManc is working - now for the rest of the nation
It is the right time to seriously look at whether new models of working, such as the devolved approach in Greater Manchester, can provide the solution, or at least part of the solution, to the challenges the NHS is facing. By Andy Burnham
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CommentTaking a ‘whole systems’ approach to improving patient safety
David Hare on why the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill’s remit needs to extend to include privately funded care
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CommentIntegrated care systems must not be smothered by too many objectives
We need to not only maximise the benefit of existing structures but also redraw other relationships to enable a more decisive move away from the “top down” approaches of the past to allow ICSs to operate to their full potential. By Nick Ville
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CommentA national people plan is fine but local labour markets require tailored responses
One of the main challenges with national plans long in gestation is that expectations are raised to heights the authors alone cannot possibly reach, writes Michael Wood
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CommentTrust is as important as money or staff for community services reform
Trust is needed as well as money and staff to deliver an unprecedented reform in community servicesservices, writes Matthew Winn as NHS England’s national director.
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CommentCouncils’ contribution to falling HIV rates should be acknowledged
Local government has not got the credit it deserves for this week’s news about a huge drop in the number of HIV transmissions, writes Jim McManus.
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CommentHow short-term healthcare and social support keeps frail patients out of hospital
Elaine Wilson and Johannes Dalhuijsen shed light on the Sunderland Recovery at Home service that provides urgent and intermediate care for patients who are housebound and cannot visit their GP or other healthcare services
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CommentI'm a doctor, but the NHS treats me as if I don't exist
At a time when the NHS is reeling under workforce shortages, a recent survey has found that SAS doctors feel undervalued and are bullied at their workplace, making it imperative for employers to provide a more supportive work environment, says Dr Amit Kochhar
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CommentThe Bedpan: The Tories ‘aren’t stupid enough’ to privatise the NHS
This week: Centre for Policy Studies chief executive Robert Colvile
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CommentThe NHS's role in the climate emergency
Reducing the NHS’s carbon footprint by choosing greener alternatives can make a significant contribution to tackling climate change, writes Elaine Winkley